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Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (BAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (BAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BAL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BAL)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DET)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DEN)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Redmond
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cooper Rush
QB
Head Shot
Marlon Humphrey
CB
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureC+
The Ravens land in the muddy middle: C+.

The Ravens clearly saw something nobody else did in Cole Payton, taking him 36 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

On value alone, Hill Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

Hit on Emmanuel Pregnon and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In slot 30 they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
They liked Derrick Moore enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 2 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick54 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Value with a capital V on Anthony Hill Jr. in the 54th pick, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick60 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy slid further than he should have, and No. 60 is lovely value for the safety. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at pick No. 62 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They paid up for Jacob Rodriguez at the 68th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick115 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at pick 115 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 123 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
They paid sticker price for Chris McClellan in slot 126, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
No drama and no debate, Keagen Trost went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ted Hurst. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick173 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at Round 5, Pick 35 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A wild overpay on Cole Payton in the 202nd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jamal Haynes
Value said wait; Jamal Haynes in No. 249 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick252 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski in pick 252 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.